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Columbian Health Reporter

The Vancouver Clinic is now offering genomic testing that will allow physicians to personalize medicine based on their patient&#039;s genetic profile. The clinic is using Seattle-based genomic screening company ActX.

Vancouver Clinic, Seattle firm team up to offer genomic testing

The Vancouver Clinic is now offering genomic testing that will allow physicians to personalize medicine based on their patient&#039;s genetic profile. The clinic is using Seattle-based genomic screening company ActX.

March 13, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Health

Doctors at The Vancouver Clinic will soon have the ability to consider patients’ genetic information when prescribing medication and determining whether to begin early cancer screenings. Read story

Commission on Aging to focus on caregiver resources

March 8, 2017, 3:34pm Clark County Health

The Commission on Aging’s March meeting will focus on the programs and resources available in the community for caregivers. The meeting is at 4:30 p.m. March 21 in the sixth-floor hearing room at the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. Lexie Bartunek, community services program coordinator with the Area Agency… Read story

Burton Elementary School kindergartner Josephine Liambila, center, takes a bite of a roasted potato wedge during lunch Monday while classmates Ashlynn Miller, left, and Silvia Paunescu, right, watch. Potatoes were the Harvest of the Month, an in-season, regionally grown food that was prepared and sampled by elementary school students.

Farm to School program champions more healthy eating

Burton Elementary School kindergartner Josephine Liambila, center, takes a bite of a roasted potato wedge during lunch Monday while classmates Ashlynn Miller, left, and Silvia Paunescu, right, watch. Potatoes were the Harvest of the Month, an in-season, regionally grown food that was prepared and sampled by elementary school students.

March 8, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Health

Lunchtime at Burton Elementary School had a new feature Monday: a taste test. Read story

Ben Spinney of Vancouver works out at Cascade Athletic Club in Vancouver. Spinney, 21, was preparing to appear on the obstacle-course competition series &quot;American Ninja Warrior,&quot; but learned last week that his heart condition would prohibit him from competing.

Vancouver man’s heart condition keeps him from ‘Ninja’ dreamvideo icon

Ben Spinney of Vancouver works out at Cascade Athletic Club in Vancouver. Spinney, 21, was preparing to appear on the obstacle-course competition series &quot;American Ninja Warrior,&quot; but learned last week that his heart condition would prohibit him from competing.

March 6, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Health

Ben Spinney had his heart set on being the next American Ninja Warrior. And as a 21-year-old with what amounts to half of a heart, his story won him a spot on the popular obstacle-course competition series. Read story

Dr. Storm Dickerson performs a bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy in 2013 at PeaceHealth Medical Center in Vancouver. At right is Julie Blomdahl, RNFA.

Trumping Obamacare: Affordable Care Act reform

Dr. Storm Dickerson performs a bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy in 2013 at PeaceHealth Medical Center in Vancouver. At right is Julie Blomdahl, RNFA.

March 5, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Health

Since President Obama's Affordable Care Act was signed seven years ago this month, it has remained in the forefront of controversy. Nearly 114,000 Clark County residents are enrolled, but many voters remain dissatisfied. Leaders at the federal and state level are divided, but nonetheless reform seems likely. Today, we look… Read story

A new partnership among Legacy Health, the Oregon Health &amp; Science University Knight Cancer Institute and The Vancouver Clinic will improve access to leading cancer care and clinical trials in Clark County.

Partnership to enhance cancer care in Clark County

A new partnership among Legacy Health, the Oregon Health &amp; Science University Knight Cancer Institute and The Vancouver Clinic will improve access to leading cancer care and clinical trials in Clark County.

March 2, 2017, 12:00pm Clark County Health

A new partnership in Clark County will give residents access to leading cancer care and clinical trials without crossing the Columbia River. Read story

Senate passes bill on breast reconstruction rights

March 1, 2017, 8:46pm Clark County News

A bill aimed at ensuring breast cancer survivors know their reconstruction rights unanimously passed the Senate on Wednesday and is now on its way to the House. Read story

Nutrition class offered for kids, parents

March 1, 2017, 2:57pm Clark County Health

The Vancouver Clinic is offering a nutrition class with a dietitian for kids and their parents. The SHINE (Setting Healthy Initiatives through Nutrition Education) class is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 11 at The Vancouver Clinic’s 87th Avenue office, 700 N.E. 87th Ave. The class is for children 7… Read story

Children&#039;s Day Care Center director Anna Wingate, center, takes part in playtime Jan. 26 at the Gingerbread House. Wingate, 81, retired Jan. 27 after 50 years on the job.

Decades of days, care for kids

Children&#039;s Day Care Center director Anna Wingate, center, takes part in playtime Jan. 26 at the Gingerbread House. Wingate, 81, retired Jan. 27 after 50 years on the job.

February 26, 2017, 6:03am Clark County Life

The thing Nancy Arnold looks forward to most when she opens the doors to the Jack and Jill House every morning are the stories from her arriving preschoolers. Read story

&quot;The recommendation is right now is a good time to get the vaccine,&quot; says Dr. Alan Melnick, Clark County Public Health director and health officer.

Official: Influenza claims 20 lives in Clark County

&quot;The recommendation is right now is a good time to get the vaccine,&quot; says Dr. Alan Melnick, Clark County Public Health director and health officer.

February 23, 2017, 12:01pm Clark County Health

The flu has claimed the lives of 20 Clark County residents this year — significantly more than the typical one or two local flu-associated deaths each year. Read story